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Nonprofit · EIN 20-2545942

AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER

Also known as WILLIAM M SANDERSON

Tax-exempt · COPLEY, OH 44321

Financials

$256K$263K2023$288K$277K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$288,481$276,970$11,511$128,479$4,844$123,635
December 31, 2023990$255,747$263,264-$7,517$117,413$5,289$112,124
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$62,068
Program service revenue
$220,413
Investment income
$0
Net income from sales of inventory
$6,000
Other revenue
$6,000

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$64,507
Other salaries and wages
$96,376
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$176,621
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$2,433
Occupancy
$30,613
Program services (functional)
$167,726
Management and general (functional)
$93,862
Fundraising (functional)
$15,382

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$117,413
Total assets, end of year
$128,479
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,844
Net assets, end of year
$123,635
Land, buildings and equipment
$114,788
Gross receipts
$296,360
Employees
29
Volunteers
50
Year formed
2004
State of legal domicile
OH

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Jodie L BrewerExecutive Director
Trustee or director, Key employee
40$40,461
Carolann VelottaSecretary
Trustee or director, Key employee
20$25,898
Erin CorbettBoard member
Trustee or director
20$21,623
Angela PowersBoard member
Trustee or director
10$9,253
Alexandria SchallBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$142
William M Sanderson IIPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
Kurt SiegfriedBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Greg SpickardBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Al GotchVice President
Trustee or director
1$0
Mark TurnbowBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Lynn TurnbowBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Todd StyerBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
David RoblesBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Gary GageBoard member
Trustee or director
5$0
Bill HeidingerBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Jodie L BrewerExecutive Director
Trustee or director, Key employee
40$37,692
Carolann VelottaSecretary
Trustee or director, Key employee
20$26,500
David RoblesBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Todd StyerBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Gary GageBoard member
Trustee or director
5$0
Bill HeidingerBoard member
Trustee or director
0$0
Alexandria SchallBoard member
Trustee or director
20$0
Lynn TurnbowBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Kurt SiegfriedBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Nick ReinfeldBoard member
Trustee or director
5$0
Greg SpickardBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Mark TurnbowBoard member
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Al GotchVice President
Trustee or director
1$0
William M Sanderson IIPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2080 S CLEVELAND MASSILLON RD, COPLEY, OH 44321-1917
In care of
% WILLIAM M SANDERSON II
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
William M Sanderson II, 2080 S Cleveland Massillon Rd, Copley, OH 443211917
Signed the 990
WILLIAM M SANDERSON II, President
Phone
(330) 665-3466
Return prepared by
Davis Nagy and Company LLC

Mission

Akron Fossils & Science Center exists to provide visitors of all ages with balanced, affordable, and hands-on educational oppotunities to explore the science of the world past, present, and future. One segment of our center explores creation science education.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • All other educational programs. This can include guest lecturers, who are leading scientists in their field. The center also hosts birthday parties for children which are science based including Jungle Jamboree, Getting Dusty Digging for Dinos, Amazing Astronomy, and Wacky Mad Science. The center hosted 480 children at birthday parties in 2024. We also offer overnight lock-ins and adventure trips.
    Expenses $49,326 · revenue $7,916
  • We offer science classes primarily for homeschool groups in biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and botany. These classes meet once a week for 28 weeks for students in K-12th grade. Particiants can pick individual classes or enroll in multiple classes for an all day bundle. We also offer custom group classes and family classes as well. 105 students were enrolled in our science classes in 2024.
    Expenses $46,512 · revenue $80,896
  • We provide summer hands-on science camps for children in K-8th grade. These include dinosaur adventure camp, wacky science camp, space exploration camp, creature feature camp, crime scene investigator camp, and STEAM (exciting electricity) camp. 265 children were enrolled in our camps in 2024.
    Expenses $36,263 · revenue $80,564
  • Our science center provides guests with hands-on guided tours and science activities. We have exhibits that display fossils, and visitors can hold real fossils, as well as make and take home replicas. We also have live animals that can also be touched and held. We have a 4500 sq ft museum and 2 acre outdoor adventure park. Our creation science museum is dedicated to comparing and contrasting scientific models like intelligent design and evolution on the origin of the universe, and catastrophism and uniformitarianism modesl on the geologic record. Multiple views on the topics are provided. 5,425 people attended our science center and museum in 2024.
    Expenses $35,625 · revenue $51,037

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-2545942
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2005
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$128,479
Income (IRS master file)
$296,360

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$288,481$276,970$128,479XML
990December 2023$255,747$263,264$117,413XML
990December 2022$242,051$231,622$123,241IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-2545942).

Questions about AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER

What is the EIN of AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER is 20-2545942.
Is AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
Are donations to AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names William M Sanderson II.
Who are the officers and directors of AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $40,461 (Jodie L Brewer, Executive Director).
How much revenue does AKRON FOSSILS & SCIENCE CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $288,481, expenses of $276,970 and total assets of $128,479 at year end.

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